# NTSB MKC67A0053: Cessna 182, N2448X, Des Moines, IA, March 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1967
- Place: Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119165
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0234   67/3/6    DES MOINES IOWA     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 2000
        TIME - 1520                    N2448X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 398 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PX DEPLANED WALKED INTO ROTATING PROPELLER.PX BLOOD ALCHOHOL LEVEL 160 MG PERCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2448X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2448X), registered now, S/N 18256348, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Des Moines Muni

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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